•Kylian Mbappe (L) and Erling Haaland A mouthwatering duel between in-form goalscorers Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland will take centre stage at the World Cup on Friday as France face Norway in a crucial Group I decider. Real Madrid star Mbappe and Manchester City striker Haaland have started the tournament in blistering form, neck-and-neck o...
•Haaland After 28 years, Norway have emerged with a fairytale. And they are back with a bang, too. Inspired by young and inspiring attackers, Norway’s identity in modern football is totally different from other nations. This time around, however, the nation will be inspired more by freshness rather than identity. With eight victories out of [&...
Norway has arrested a 17-year-old youth suspected of a jihadist-inspired plot to bomb a NATO site in the Scandinavian country, the NRK broadcaster reported yesterday. According to NRK, the suspect, who was born in Norway, had voiced support for the Islamic State group and had been seen in school with the group’s flag. He was […]
•Eurojackpot A Norwegian lottery company today apologised to 47,000 crestfallen gamblers who were mistakenly told they had won huge sums in a lottery, the firm blaming a currency conversion error. State-owned gambling group Norsk Tipping said they had published incorrect prize amounts after a Eurojackpot draw on Friday because of an error conv...

